Paper : IIT-JEE Mathematics Question

Time : 3 hrs. Max. Marks : 200

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. Do not break the seal of the question paper before you are instructed to do so by
the invigilator.
2. This question paper is in two sections. Section I has 35 objective type questions.
Section II has 12 regular questions.
3. Answer Section I only the special machine-gradable OBJECTIVE RESONSE
SHEET (ORS) that is inserted in this booklet. Questions of Section I will not be
graded if answered anywhere else.
4. Answer problems of Section II in the answer-book.
5. Without breaking the seal of this booklet, take out the Response Sheet (ORS) for
Section I. Make sure that the ORS has the SAME QUESTION PAPER CODE,
printed on it as on the top of this page.
6. Write your name, registration number and name of the Centre at the specified
locations on the right half of the ORS for Section I.
7. Using a soft HB pencil darken the appropriate bubble under each digit of your
registration number.
8. The Objective Response Sheet will be collected back after 75 minutes have
expired from the start of the examination. In case you finish Section I before the
expiry of 75 minutes, you may start answering Section II.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECTION SECTION I

1. Questions are to answered by darkening with a soft HB pencil the appropriate

bubble (marked A, B, C or D) against the question number on the left-hand side of
the Objective Response Sheet.
2. In case you wish to change an answer, erase the old answer completely using a
good soft erases.
3. The answer sheet will be collected back after 75 minutes from the start of the
examination.
4. There is no negative marking.
5. Question numbers 1-25 carry 2 marks each and have only one correct answer.
6. Question Numbers 26-35 carry 3 marks each, and may have more than one correct
answers. All the correct answers must be marked in these questions to get any
credit.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

1. Use of logarithmic tables is not allowed.

2. Use of calculator is not allowed.
SECTION I

DIRECTIONS: Select the most appropriate alternative A, B, C or D in questions 1-25.

2. If x , x , x as well as y , y , y are in G.P. with the same common ratio, then the points
1 2 3 1 2 3

(x , y ), (x , y ) and (x , y ):
1 1 2 2 3 3

(A) lie on a straight line (B) lie on the ellipse

(C) lie on a circle (D) are vertices of a triangle

3. If the function f : [1, ) --> [1, -) is defined by f (x) = 2 , then f (x) is : x(x–1) –1

(A) (1/2) x(x-1)

(B) 1/2 (1+√(1+4 log_2 x))

(C) 1/2(1-√(1+4 log x)) 2 (D) not defined

4. The harmonic mean of the roots of the equation :

(5 + √2 x – (4 + √5) x + 8 + 2√5 = 0 is
2

(A) 2 (B) 4
(C) 6 (D) 8

5. The function f (x) = sin x + cos x increases if : 4 4

(A) 0 < x < π/8 (B) π/4 < x < 3π/8

(C) 3π/8 < x < 5π/8 (D) 5π/8 < x < 3π/4

6. The curve described parametrically by x = t + t + 1, y = t – t + 1 represents : 2 2

(A) a pair of straight lines (B) an ellipse

(C) a parabola (D) a hyperbola

7. In a triangle PQR, R = π/2. If tan (P/2) and tan (Q/2) are the roots of the equation ax 2

+ bx + c = 0 (a  0), then :
(A) a + b = c (B) b + c = a
(C) a + c = b (D) b = c

8. If for a real number y, [y] is the greatest integer less than or equal to y, then the value
of the integral ∫ [2 sinx. dx ] is∶ π/2
3π/2

(A) -π (B) 0
(C) -π/2 (D) π/2

9. Let a , a , ……, a be in A.P. and h , h , ……, h be in H.P. If a = h = 2 and a = h = 3,

1 2 10 1 2 10 1 1 10 10

then a h is :
4 7
(A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 5 (D) 6

11. The number of real solutions of

tan–1 √(x(x+1)) + sin–1 √(x2+x+1)=π/2 is:

(A) zero (B) one

(C) two (D) infinite

12. Let P (a sec , b tan ) and Q (a sec , b tan ) where  +  = π/2, be two
points on the hyperbola x2/a2 -y2/b2 = 1. If (h, k) is the point of intersection of the
normals at P and Q, then K is equal to :
(A) (a2+b2)/a (B) -((a2+b2)/a)
(C) (a2+b2)/b (D) -((a2+b2)/b)

13. Let PQR be a right angled isosceles triangle, right angled at P (2, 1). If the equation of
the line QR is 2x + y = 3, then the equation representing the pair of lines PQ and PR is :
(A) 3x2 – 3y2 + 8xy + 20x + 10y + 25 = 0
(B) 3x2 – 3y2 + 8xy – 20x – 10y + 25 = 0
(C) 3x2 – 3y2 + 8xy + 10x + 15y + 20 = 0
(D) 3x2 – 3y2 – 8xy – 10x – 15y – 20 = 0

15. The function f(x) = [x]2 – [x2] (where [y] is the greatest integer less than or
equal to y), is discontinuous at :
(A) all integers (B) all integers except 0 and 1
(C) all integers except 0 (D) all integers except 1

16. If two distinct chords, drawn from the point (p, q) on the circle x2+ y2=px + qy

(where pq ¹ 0) are bisected by the x-axis, then :

(A) p2 = q2 (B) p2 = 8q2
2 2
(C) p <8q (D) p2 >8q2

17. The function f(x) = (x2 – 1)|x2 – 3x + 2|is NOT differentiable at:

(A) –1 (B) 0
(C) 1 (D) 2

18. If the roots of the equation x2 – 2ax + a2 + a – 3 = 0 are real and less than 3,

then:
(A) a <2 (B) 2 < a < 3
(C) 3 <a < 4 (D) a >4

19. A solution of the differential equation (dx/dy)2-x (dx/dy) + y = 0 is :

(A) y = 2 (B) y = 2x
(B) y = 2x – 4 (D) y = 2x2 – 4

20. limx→0 (x tan2x - 2x tanx )/(1-cos2x )2 is :

(A) y = 2 (B) y = 2x
(C) y = 2x – 4 (D) y = 2x2 – 4

22. If in the expansion of (1 + x)n, the coefficients of x and x2 are 3 and –6 respectively,
then m is :
(A) 6 (B) 9
(C) 12 (D) 24

23. ∫ π/3
3π/4
dx/(1+cosx ) is equal to :
(A) 2 (B) –2
(C) 1/2 (D) -1/2

24. If x = 9 is the chord of contact of the hyperbola x – y = 0, then the equation of the
2 2

corresponding pair of tangents is :

(A) 9x – 8y + 18x – 9 = 0
2 2

(B) 9x – 8y – 18x + 9 = 0
2 2

(C) 9x – 8y – 18x – 9 = 0
2 2

(D) 9x – 8y + 18x + 9 = 0
2 2

25. If the integers m and n are chosen at random between 1 and 100, then the probability
that a number of the form 7m + 7n is divisible by 5 equals :
(A) 1/4 (B) 1/7
(C) 1/8 (D) 1/49

DIRECTIONS : Question numbers 26-35 carry 3 marks each and may have more than
one correct answers. All correct answers must be marked to get any credit in these
questions.

26. Let L1 be a straight line passing through the origin and L2 be the straight line x + y =
1. If the intercepts made by the circle x + y – x + 3y = 0 on L1 and L2 are equal, then
2 2

which of the following equations can represent L1?

(A) x + y = 0 (B) x – y = 0
(B) x + 7y = 0 (D) x – 7y = 0

28. For a positive integer n, let a (n) = 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/4 +.……+ 1/((2 )-1). Then :
n

(A) a (100)  100 (B) a (100) > (100)

(C) a (200)  100 (D) a (200) > 100

29. The function f(x) = ∫ t (e -1)(t-1)(t-2) (t-3) dt has a local minimum at x =

-1
x t 3 5

(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3

30. On the ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 = 1, the points at which the tangents are parallel to the line
8x = 9y are :
(A) (2/5,1/5) (B) (-2/5,1/5)
(C) (-2/5,-1/5) (D) (2/5,-1/5)

31. The probabilities that a student passes in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry are m,
p and c, respectively. Of these subjects, the student has a 75% chance of passing in atleast
one, a 50% chance of passing in atleast two, and a 40% chance of passing in exactly two.
Which of the following relations are true?
(A) p + m + c = 19/20 (B) p + m + c = 27/20
(C) pmc = 1/10 (D) pmc = 1/4

32. The differential equation representing the family of curves y = 2c (x + √c), where c is
2

a positive parameter, is of :
(A) order 1 (B) order 2
(C) degree 3 (D) 10

33. Let S , S … be squares such that for each n  1, the length of a side of S equals the
1 2 n

length of a diagonal of S . If the length of a side of S is 10 cm, then for which of the
n+1 1

following values of n is the area of Sn less than 1 sq. cm?

(A) 7 (B) 8
(C) 9 (D) 10

34. For which of the following values of m is the area of the region bounded by the curve
y = x – x and he line y = mx equals 9/2?
2

(A) –4 (B) –2
(C) 2 (D) 4

35. For a positive integer n., let f_n (θ)= (tan θ/2) (1 + secθ) (1 + sec2θ) (1 + sec 4θ) …
(1 + sec 2 θ). Then
n

(A) f (π/16)=1 ;
2 (B) f (π/32)=1
3

(C) f (π/16)=1
4 (D) f (π/128)=1
5

SECTION II
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Instructions
There 12 questions in the section. Attempt ALL questions.
At the end of the anwers to a question, draw a horizontal line and start answer to the next
question. The corresponding question number must be written in the left margin. Answer
all parts of a question at one place only.
The use of Arabic numerals (0, 1, 2,…….9) only is allowed in answering the questions
irrespective of the language in which you answer.
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1. For complex numbers z and q, prove that |z| w – |w| z = z – w if and only if z = w or z
2 2

w- = 1.

2. Let a, b, c d be real numbers in G.P. If u, v, w satisfy the system of equations

u + 2v + 3 w = 6
4u + 5v + 6 w = 12
 6u + 9v = 4
Then slow that the roots of the equation :
(1/u+1/v+1/w)x + [(b – c) + (c – a) + (d – b) ] x + u + v + w = 0
2 2 2 2

and 20x + 10 (a – d) x – 9 = 0 are reciprocals of each other.

2 2

3. Let n be any positive integer. Prove that :

4. Let ABC be a triangle having O and I as its circumcentre and incentre respectively. If
R and r are the circumradius and the inradius, respectively, then prove that (IO) = R –2 2

2Rr. Further show that the triangle BIO is a right-angled triangle if and only if b is the
arithmetic mean of a and c.

5. Let T , T be two tangents drawn from (–2, 0) onto the circle C : x + y = 1. Determine
1 2
2 2

the circles touching C and having T , T as their pair of tangents. Further, find the
1 2

equations of all possible common tangents to these circles, when taken two at a time.

6. Consider the family of circles x + y = r , 2 < r < 5. If in the first quadrant, the common
2 2 2

tangent to a circle of this family and the ellipse 4x + 25y = 100 meets the co-ordinate
2 2

axes at A and B, then find the equation of the locus of the mid point of AB.

Find the area of the region in the third quadrant bounded by the curves x = –2y and y =
2

f(x) lying on the left on the line 8x + 1 = 0.

9. Find the co-ordinates of all the P on the ellipse x /a +y /b = 1, for which the area of the
2 2 2 2
triangle PON is maximum, where O denotes the origin and N, the foot of the
perpendicular from O to the tangent at P.

10. A curve passing through the point (1, 1) has the property that the perpendicular
distance of the origin from the normal at any point P of the curve is equal to the distance
of P from the x-axis. Determine the equation of the curve.

11. Eight players P , P , …… P play a knock-out tournament. It is known that whenever

1 2 8

the players Pi and Pj play, the play Pi will win if i < j. Assuming that the players are
paired at random in each round, what is the probability that the player P4 reaches the
final?